Robert Richard, 26, is arrested after being indicted this week, accused of holding up a Rite Aid pharmacy last year to steal oxycodone.
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Jury selection to begin in trial of N.Y. man accused of Portland murder
Anthony Pratt Jr. is accused of shooting Margarita Fisenko Scott in a Portland apartment in November 2012.
Lawmakers postpone inquiry into hazing of Maine State Prison guards
Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, co-chairman of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, says the committee will question Department of Corrections officials in December.
Portland resident who helped pimp Maine girls gets four-year sentence
Samuel Gravely, 28, receives a reduced sentence after testifying against a fellow pimp, Fritz Blanchard, of Massachusetts.
Portland drug court to stay open after LePage intervenes
A dispute between the Department of Corrections and court officials nearly abolished the court-based drug treatment program for convicted addicts.
Driver charged in Gray after deputy finds 900 oxycodone pills
A Boston woman faces multiple charges after her vehicle is pulled over in a traffic stop on Route 26.
Before defamation trial of sex abuse activist, a timely twist
Paul Kendrick’s relentless allegations of molestation by a Haiti orphanage founder got him nowhere, except taken to court. Then, a break – the surprise arrest of his target.
Judge slashes bail of Maine prison guard accused of sexually assaulting female inmate
Bret Butterfield says he hopes to be released to return home to live with his wife pending trial.
Eddington man sentenced to more than six years on gun, drug charges
Nicholas McDonald, 33, is a previously convicted felon who was not allowed to possess the loaded pistol police found in a vehicle with him.
Court hears appeal on rejected rezoning for Portland West End church
A Superior Court justice ruled in January that the city improperly changed zoning to allow a technology business in a historic church building.